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31st May 2007, 05:11 PM #1
Ice Wine
I was in Canada in 2003 just after the winter ice wine grape harvest. Visited Jackson-Trigg Vineyard and Winery. Excellent tasting experience. I bought a bottle of the reputedly very excellent Ice Wine (the grapes are actually picked when they are frozen on the vine which concentrates the sugar content). $CAN80.00 for a 375ml bottle. Waiting for an auspicious moment to crack it with a fine dessert after which I will report.
Last edited by Shedhand; 1st June 2007 at 12:34 AM. Reason: typo - Tritt should be Trigg
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31st May 2007, 05:19 PM #2
We had a bottle of ice wine from Germany (Eiswein). It was RRP $80 but we were given it by a chap we used to buy a lot of wine from in Sydney. Apparently where the grapes were grown there is a bell in the town and when it rings, which could be the middle of the night, everyone in the village leaps out of bed and rushes out to pick the grapes because the timing is very important.
Personally, I think it is a bit over-rated - nice but not $80 nice. I prefer the noble rot, which sets you back a fair bit less.
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31st May 2007, 05:31 PM #3
Same in the place where I was with the bell ringing. Some wineries pick the grapes then freeze them before crushing but it isn't as good as the grapes tend to burst and the juice isn't anywhere near concentrated enough. I've tried the noble rot which was excellent (can't recall but it was a Tasmanian one about 1991). I'm assured by those in the know that the Jackson-Tritt drop is much better than the German product though its all a matter of personal taste in the end. I don't know if it improves with age as it's now 6 years in the bottle. Any idea whether dessert wines age well?
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31st May 2007, 05:36 PM #4
Not sure about Ice Wine I believe wines like Noble One can be cellared for +10 years. I never leave them long enough to find out if they improve
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31st May 2007, 07:15 PM #5Senior Member
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Ice wine?
All wine is good although some wine is gooder than others.
The biggest difference between a $10 bottle and a $30 bottle is the $20.
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31st May 2007, 07:19 PM #6
Err, yeah thanks for that Barry...
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31st May 2007, 07:40 PM #7
should that be Hics?
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31st May 2007, 07:48 PM #8
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31st May 2007, 08:28 PM #9Senior Member
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Ice wine
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31st May 2007, 10:01 PM #10
I love Eiswein, it is different to other white wines but soooo delicious. When I was in Europe last year I had a few bottles. Great stuff.
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31st May 2007, 11:12 PM #11
I've been a fan of stickies for a long time, and I've got a mixed case that I've had aging for about 8-9 years now. Mostly Aussie ones, not desperately expensive, but I find that the longer you age them the more the flavours are enhanced. My favourite sticky is a NZ from Isabel which is 100% bortrytis Sauv Blanc. I've tried Ice Wine (NZ, German, Austrian) and it is nice but I think my palate prefers a more beefy sticky - the Ice Wines are more refined and delicate in my experience.
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1st June 2007, 12:39 AM #12
All this talk weakened me. I just opened the Jackson-Triggs Ice Wine. In a word wonderful. Full flavoured sweetness without being sickly with just a touch of tartness on the sides of the tongue. I'm glad I waited the 6 years. We had it with a small bag of choc coated Arabica coffee beans. What a treat. Saved some for tomorrow night. I think the ex-swmbo wants me back...
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